Coco Chanel triggered one of the nation’s most enduring fashion trends back in the 1920s, and it wasn’t her shoes or the cut of her dress, but a bronze, glowing suntan! Since that time, the thought of a sun-kissed glow took a 180-degree turn from being associated with the working class to the embodiment of glamour.

The skin has numerous functions in keeping a body regulated and safe, including covering and protecting other organs, serving as a barrier from germs and bacteria, preventing the loss of water and other fluids, helping to control body temperature and making vitamin D.